House of the Week: Colonial in Clifton Park

This week’s selection is a large, well-appointed colonial in the Deer Hollow neighborhood of Clifton Park.
The 2,750-square-foot house at 3 Cindy Lane is an interesting blend of traditional and contemporary styles. Behind the colonial exterior, there are several updates. The home office is impressive, it has its own bathroom, a vaulted middle section, skylights, large windows and a gas fireplace. Other surprises include a large back porch that overlooks a pretty backyard. The house sits on slightly more than a half an acre.
There are four bedrooms and the office could be converted into a first-floor master bedroom. There are three and a half bathrooms, a formal dining room, living room (with a second fireplace) and library, a four-season room with radiant heat, a partially-finished basement, an extensive home security system and sprinklers in the yard. Shenendehowa schools. Taxes: $5,840. List price: $399,900. Licensed real estate broker Alexander Monticello is handling the sale. An open house is planned for 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday.

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no where is the age of the house listed! not in the article or on the website for the listing. i had to go to zillow to find out. how does a realtor leave this info out????

they brag about spending over $100k in improvements including ned laundry/mudroom cabinets and granite counters in the kitchen yet they leave those cheap builder grade cabinets? i’m sorry, but if i’m spending $400k on a house, i want better cabinets.

the house pretty much looks like a typical $400K house in clifton park. bland and boxy, but that’s what they build and people buy. not my cup of tea. i did notice how much lower the taxes are on this house compared to many others shown on here. i find that very interesting.

I agree with your statement about the cabinets, they should have been replaced when they replaced the counters. Old cabinets don’t match granite. I still see a kitchen that needs work.

I do like the contemporary touches throughtout the house. I love the fireplace in the office. Where can I find that?

I think the price is ambitious, though. Again, you can buy a new build in CP for less than 400. If they get 400 for it, I would put my home on the market. It too, is a colonial, with a contemporary/modern interior.

I really like this house. Whoever lives there it looks like they keep a well maintained,organized home. I might have picked different wall paper in the dining room but I love everything else.I think they should have no problem selling this home.
Lots of storage.I like the covered area for summer entertaining. Could definitely see myself living there.

Very nice! I didn’t expect I would like a house in the burbs. It has great curb appeal and a lovely yard. I think by painting the stained woodwork it would update it a bit and give it a more classic look. Looks like a nice neighborhood, too.

Stained woodwork means it’s actually made of real (quality) wood and not compressed, pieced together chunks of wood. (have you bought paint grade moulding lately, it’s junk!) I’ll take stained woodwork any day of the week over painted.

Wow totally gorgeous, well done house. Love the dark wood floors, everything is so pristine. Well done decorating choices and furniture and placement. I do not like these sort of homes normally but this one is so well done it’s amazining. They maintained the home perfectally.

Modest Exterior. Delightful & surprising interior! Looks like a great family house – one that’s move in ready & up to date – in an established neighborhood with big trees. I’d trade my house for this one in a heartbeat. Seems like a nice price. Good luck to the sellers.

I love this home, and think it’s a steal at 399K. Shen schools, great neighborhood, mature trees, great modern interior updates, nice landscaping, tons of space/storage, close to the Northway, etc. One thing I will mention that is a minor drawback is the location of the home within Deer Run Hollow. It’s one of the first homes on (one of) the major entrances to the neighborhood, and probably sees its fair share of street traffic. That said, I still think it’s a terrific buy, and I wouldn’t hesitate at that price point.

I went to see this house with my husband and LOVED it. Beautiful house with all the updates. The back porch was so amazing!!! We love to entertain and the back porch was so warming and comforting. The yard couldn’t be better. I also love the closeness to all the stores I love, Target, Big Lots, Walmart, YMCA, Kohls…… And yet we felt that the house was outside the city in a remote area. We also have small children and hear the school system is amazing. So, the reason we aren’t able to purchase, is because we were unable to get financing. I am so sad 🙁

Overall, the exterior is just lovely, however, the expectations inside are a bit lacking. I think it’s just the inconsistency from one room to the next. Stained trim in most rooms, but then white trim in others. Molding around some doorways, but not in the dining room. The fireplace in the first floor office looks like a microwave or pizza oven.

I guess as a lover of houses and design, I was expecting more “Father of the Bride.” I can’t imagine the home in it’s current incarnation should put folks off, since cosmetic things are easily changed.

I absolutely LOVE the covered porch in the back. That alone would be worth making other changes as needed. If this home were in New Scotland, it would have to be screened in. Bugs = bites!

As a general rule, I am not a fan of newer Colonials. However, this house is the exception. I actually like it! I’m not a burb person and most certainly not a CP person, but if I was, this would be on my short list. Good luck to the sellers!

I love this house. I am big on interior doors and these are beautiful! The stained woodwork is also beautiful! The dining room wallpaper isn’t what I would have chosen but I would buy this house in a minute if I could.